The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰradʰ-
- Latin · derived fromgradus“step”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromgraduālis
- English todaygradual
From Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).
Words from the same roots
Latingradus all →
degreegrade-gradepronogradeunguligrade
Proto-Indo-European*gʰradʰ- all →
grade
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.